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Cancer linked to chicken, bacon

Eating bacon at least five times a week could increase a person’s chances of developing bladder cancer by 59 percent, according to a recent study. A similar result is apparent in individuals who eat skinless chicken; their risk is 52 percent greater.

Harvard scientists used 136,000 people for their study and followed them for 22 years. The study concluded that 808 people of the original sample developed bladder cancer. Chemicals called nitrosamines and heterocyclic amines are thought to be the cause.

Source: BBC News

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